I love to play Gospel. It is always a pleasure to hear from fellow musicians how much they enjoy playing Hezekiah Walker's songs. Robert, thanks for your note and I hope you will look at the links for additional resources to answer your video request on "Souled Out."
Also, thanks Byron for sending a note my way. I think you'll find this video tutorial an excellent teaching source for learning how to chord the song, God favored Me by Hezekiah Walker. I have posted most of the chords here, so have a listener and tell me how it goes for you. Most requests from my readers are for the church musician but I teach piano to all ages and at all levels. Thanks a bunch for writing and for all your positive feedback. It's very encouraging to hear from you.
I want to thank all of my readers for your messages. I appreciate all the requests and I will post some answers that will hopefully take your piano playing to the next level. One reader, Akindele asked for help regarding phat chord application. You might want to check on my former posts regarding phat chords, too. "PHAT" is just a slang term used by most musicians to define the flavour of Black Gospel music - specifically, the chord progressions. However, all phat chords are simply "extended" chords. So let me explain what an extended chord is. Extended chords are mainly featured in Jazz music and you need a firm understanding of these chords in order to apply them effectively. This is because they don't make sense initially. Anyway, so to understand PHAT chords, you must have a good understanding of jazz chords, or extended chords. To understand extended chords, you must know scale degrees and how to form extended or altered chords. Let's look at an extended scale in C:
C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
The number below each letter represents what position that note falls on in the scale. The C is the 1 chord, D is the 2 chord etc.
Most chords are built upon using the 1,3,5,7,9,11,&13th notes in the scale in varying combinations. If we want to form a C7 chord for example, we have to use the notes C, E, G, and B, which would be a Bb.
If we want to form a C9 chord, we have to use all the previous notes plus add the D, which is the 9th note in the extended scale. C, E, G, Bb, D
Ok now we want to build a C11 chord. Just add the llth note, which is F and we would have C, E, G, Bb, D, F Now you see why they are called extended chords. Now obviously you cannot play all six notes in the right hand. With extended chords, you must utilize both the right and left hands to get in all the notes. This is called voicing the chord and can be done a number of different ways. The easiest way is to play the 1 & 5 notes in the left hand, and play the others in the right. Left Hand/Right Hand or CG/BbDEF or another way might be to just play the CEG ( a C chord) in the left hand and BbDF (a Bb chord) in the right. Or CEG/BbDF. You always want to voice the chords with the root of the chord (It is the C here) in the pinky of the left hand as that becomes the base note and identifies what type of chord it actually is.
And then lastly, to form a C13 chord you would add the 13th note, A to the others for a whopping big ("phat") chord. C, E, G, Bb, D, F, A
Some chord charts will shorten the chord to just include the extended notes. They might list a C13 as having just C, Bb, D, F, A, which will work, but technically speaking, it is all 7 notes. Because there are numbers of ways to voice extended chords, a comparison of several different chord charts could yield different voicings. Do what works best for you. The chord needs to comfortable and easy for you to play and have the correct sound to it. Let your ear make the decision. (Great tips from Kwaku on Facebook).
1. Keyboardman sharing Phat Chord Patterns in G:
Here are some phat chord progressions I use in G. Now you have to have a good reach because I love to use all the fingers to phatten up the chord sound. Enjoy.........
L.h / R.h
G D / A B D Gb B
Gb Db E / A Db E Ab B
F C Eb / A D G B
E B D / G B E Gb A
D A D /F A C E G
Db / F B Eb G
C G C / E G D C
F C Eb / A D Eb G
G D / A B D Gb
2. Here's a popular hymn using smooth phat chords. Are you familiar with Because He lives?
Ab/ Gb-C-Eb-Ab, Gb-C-F Db/ Bb-Db-F-Ab Bb/ Ab-Db-F A/ G-C-E
God sent his son they
Ab/ Gb-B-Eb Db/ F-Bb-B-Eb Gb/ F-Ab-Bb-Eb G/ F-Ab-Bb-Db
called him Jesus he
C/ A-Ab-Bb-Eb F/ C-Eb-F-Ab G/ D-Eb-G-Bb A/ Eb-Gb-A-C
came to love
Bb/ F-Ab-Bb-Db Gb/ Bb-Eb-E-Ab B/ Gb-Bb-Db-Eb E/ Ab-Db-Gb
heal and forgive
Eb/ A-Db-E Ab/ A-C-Eb-Ab Db/ A-Eb-F-Ab Ab/ Gb-B-Eb Db/ F-Bb-D
he lived and died to buy my
Gb/ Ab-Bb-Db-F Gb/ A-Db-E-Ab B/ A-Db-Eb-Gb Ab/ Ab-Db-F
Pardon an empty grave
Bb/ Ab-D-Gb Eb/ G-Bb-Db-F Ab/ Gb-Bb-Db-Eb, Gb-Bb-C-Eb
is there to prove my savior
Db/ Eb-F-Ab-Db Ab/ Eb-Ab-Db, Ab-C-Eb Db/ Ab-C-F Ab/ B-Eb-Gb
lives because he lives I
Db/ F-B-Eb Gb/ F-Bb-Eb G/ E-A-Db C/ Gb-B-Eb F/ C-Eb-Ab
can face tomorrow be cause he lives
F/A-Db-Eb-Ab, Gb Bb/C-F-A Eb/G-C-Db-F Ab/Gb-Bb-Eb Bb/F-Ab-Db
all fear is gone because
C/Ab-C-Eb Db/Ab-Db-F G/B-Eb-G-Bb Gb/F-Ab-Bb-Eb Eb/A-Db-Eb-Gb
I know he holds the future and
F/ Ab-Db-Eb-F Gb/ A-Db-Eb-Gb Ab/ Ab-Db-F Bb/ D-Gb-Bb-Db
Life is worth the living
Eb/ C-F-G-C Ab/ Gb-Bb-C-Eb B/ Eb-Ab-Db
just because he lives
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Fat Piano Chord Progression Voicings Phat 2
3. Mr. Phatness shares some phat chord tips over at gotphatchords.com Try this 2-5-1 out.. it may only be a few notes but it sounds great. These are rootless voicing meaning that the root of each chord is not being playing in either the LH or the RH so you could use these chords with either a bass player or when the organist is running bass.. I would use these chords during a slow song.. it has a that type of sound to me.
To get the sound if rootless voicing are new to you... play the bass note (BN) and use the sustain pedal to hold the bass note then move up the piano to play the chords...
You'll be in the key of C
Dm / G / C
BN/LH/RH
D/FC/EA
G/FB/EA
C/EA/DG
Now to the key of Db
Ebm / Ab / Db
BN/LH/RH
Eb/GbDb/FBb
Ab/GbC/FBb
Db/FBb/EbAb
Keep going until you get to Gb, now play the 2-5-1 progression this way when you get to key of Gb (this voicing will help you stay in the same range on the keyboard as you're changing keys... keeping the chord changes smooth...)
Key of Gb
Abm / Db / Gb
BN/LH/RH
Ab/GbCb/EbBb
Db/FCb/EbAb
Gb/EbBb/DbAb
Now to key of G
Am / D / G
BN/LH/RH
A/GC/EB
D/F#C/EB
G/EB/DA
Continue to Cb and you've done you're 2-5-1 in every Major key!!! These are great voicings to use in group settings when the piano is not the only instrument.
All the best,
-- LadyD
Far Away: Music by Nickelback. Lyrics by Chad Kroeger
"Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta, formed in 1995 by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and then-drummer Brandon Kroeger. While largely a rock band, the group has also experimented with various other musical styles such as pop and country, aside from their hard rock and post-grunge base. Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups, having sold 30 million records worldwide.Nickelback ranks as the 11th best selling music act of the 2000s, and is the 2nd best selling foreign act in the US behind The Beatles for the 2000s. In December 2009, Nickelback were ranked 7th on Billboard Magazine's list of "Artists of the Decade" - both the highest-ranked band and the highest-ranked rock artist in the list. Billboard Magazine also named Nickelback as the Adult Pop Artist of the decade. The band has sold 21,000,000 album copies in the U.S." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelback
DA
This time, This place
BmE
Misused, Mistakes
DA
Too long, Too late
BmE
Who was I to make you wait
D
Just one chance
A
Just one breath
BmE
Just in case there's just one left
C#m
'Cause you know,
C#mB
you know, you know
[CHORUS]
D
That I love you
A
I have loved you all along
Bm
And I miss you
E
Been far away for far too long
DABm
I keep dreaming you'll be with me
E
and you'll never go
DABm
Stop breathing if
E
I don't see you anymore
DA
On my knees, I'll ask
BmE
Last chance for one last dance
DA
'Cause with you, I'd withstand
BmE
All of Hell to hold your hand
D
I'd give it all
A
I'd give for us
BmE
Give anything, but I won't give up
C#mC#mBm
'Cause you know, you know, you know
D
That I love you
A
I have loved you all along
Bm
And I miss you
E
Been far away for far too long
DABm
I keep dreaming you'll be with me
E
and you'll never go
DABm
Stop breathing if
E
I don't see you anymore
D
So far away
D
So far away
D
Far away for far too long
D
So far away
D
So far away
D
Far away for far too long
C#mC#mBm
But you know, you know, you know
D
I wanted
A
I wanted you to stay
Bm
'Cause I needed
E
I need to hear you say
D
I love you
A
I loved you all along
Bm
And I forgive you
E
For being away for far too long
D
So keep breathing
ABmE
'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore
D
Believe it
A
Hold on to me,and never let me go
Bm
Keep breathing
E
'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore
D
Believe it
A
Hold on to me never let me go
Bm
Keep breathing
E
Hold on to me, never let me go
D
Keep breathing
A
Hold on to me, never let me go
Far Away Chords:
Chorus
BF#m
That I love you
AbEm
I have loved you all along
BF#m
And I miss you
AbEm
Been far away for far too long
BF#mAb
I keep dreamin' you'll be with me
EmBF#m
And you'll never go stop breathin
AbEm
If I don't see you anymore
Chorus
BF#m
I wanted
AbEm
I wanted you to say
BF#m
Cause I needed
Ab
I need to hear you say
C#Ab
That I love you
BbF#m
I have love you all along
C#Ab
And I forgive you
BbF#m
For being far away for far too long
C#AbBbF#m
So keep Breathin' cause I'm not leavin' you anymore
C#AbBbF#m
Not leavin' hold on to me and never let me go
C#AbBbF#m
keep Breathin' cause I'm not leavin' you anymore
C#AbBbF#m
Not leavin' hold on to me and never let me go
C#AbBbF#m
Keep Breathin' Hold on to me and never let me go
C#AbBbF#m
Keep Breathin' and never let me go
I love teaching beginners, young children, and adults. I offer piano lessons for ages 3-103 and all levels from primer to advanced. We have a blast with piano games, playing duets, learning songs and theory.
I offer private and group lessons. I am a WunderKeys piano teacher for preschoolers, 3-years-old to Kindergarten. We have 2 recitals, Fall and Spring.
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Billie
“If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.” – Billie Holiday
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